Wednesday season 2 finale resolves mysteries, sets up season 3

Netflix released the final four episodes of Wednesday season two on Wednesday, Sept. 3, concluding the Addams Family spinoff's split-season run and resolving several cliffhangers while leaving new questions for a confirmed third season. The episodes dropped at 12 a.m. Pacific Time, 3 a.m. Eastern, as the streamer completed the eight-episode season that had been divided into two four-episode parts.

The finale answered long-running mysteries and rewrote several fan theories. Viewers learned the true identity of the zombie nicknamed Slurp: he was Isaac Night, a scientist who died during an experiment and returned seeking to power a machine that would save his sister. A flashback scene revealed that Morticia Addams, trying to stop Isaac from using Gomez as an electrical power source, destroyed his device; the explosion killed Isaac and cost Gomez his abilities, according to revelations in the episode. Isaac's plan culminated in him burying Wednesday alive, but he was ultimately stopped when Thing, the animated severed hand, turned against him and ripped out his heart.

The episodes also resolved plotlines involving Tyler Galpin, who transforms into a Hyde. Isaac and his sister...